Maximum convenience and excellent cleaning performance thanks to AutoDos with PowerDisk dispensing / 'M Touch' now includes fully integrated units

Miele is promising hitherto untold dishwashing freedom at IFA 2018 – thanks to AutoDos and its integrated PowerDisk. This unique system dispenses detergent automatically and uses powder granulate specially designed for the purpose. Furthermore, the new dishwashers can be controlled by an app and programmed from a mobile device. All that remains for the user to do is to load and unload the machine and, occasionally, to replace the PowerDisk. Everything else can be left to the machine. Also, baskets and the cutlery tray have undergone further optimisation. Generation 7000 dishwashers are due to go on sale in November. 

The PowerDisk is easily and quickly fitted in a receptacle on the inner face of the door – and dispenses detergent by rotating automatically during the programme. It is around 15 cm in diameter and just under 4 cm thick, and releases a defined quantity of powder granulate into the chamber with each 360° turn. The system automatically dispenses precisely the amount of detergent needed in a specific programme. Particularly in the 'Automatic' programme, dispensing is geared to the degree of soiling which is monitored by a sensor. Consequently, more is dispensed to deal with heavy soiling and about a quarter less for light soiling.

In 'Normal 60°C', a PowerDisk lasts 20 cycles, which corresponds to a month's requirements based on typical domestic use. 'With this, we are offering our customers superior convenience combined with first-class cleaning performance', says Gernot Trettenbrein, director of the domestic appliance division within the Miele Group.

PowerDisk cleans powerfully and gently

As comparisons conducted by an independent institute confirm, the detergent makes a considerable contribution towards excellent dishwashing results. The formulation was chosen with great care to meet the needs of the G 7000 with AutoDos and guarantees both powerful and gentle cleaning. The powder granulate, which dissolves fast, contains special enzymes for an effective wash, even at low temperatures, as well as active oxygen for deep cleaning and freshness, and protection factors for silver and glassware. Rinse aid and salt are also included. Special protection against moisture and heat guarantees unwaveringly high quality and consistency over the entire time a PowerDisk is fitted. The G 7000 also features a traditional two-compartment container in the door for the use of conventional detergents such as tablets and powder, where preferred.

Extended app for convenient programming

All G 7000 models with AutoDos are WiFi-enabled and can be controlled via an app from a mobile device – or, depending on the country, even via Amazon's voice-controlled assistant Alexa. This allows users to start and stop their G 7000 from anywhere, activate programmes and options from their smartphones, check levels (with an automatic reminder) and even order detergent online.

The new AutoStart function* promises additional relief during busy days, for example to people who go out to work or have a large household to manage: As AutoDos is ready at any time to dispense detergent, a dishwasher can now be programmed to always start at the same time, for instance at 09.00 h every second day. 'There's no need to manually switch on your dishwasher any more – and never any bother with forgetting to press the 'Start' button', says Trettenbrein. Equally so, it is possible to programme in different starting times, say one for week-days and another for the weekend, or even to run different wash cycles. The system is intelligent: If the appliance door has not been opened between cycles, the start is simply cancelled. In addition to this, the user can trigger further cycles from a mobile device or, conversely, cancel or postpone programmed starts. All programming options are available from the Miele@mobile app.

'M Touch' now also for fully integrated models

When it comes to operating the machine face-to-face, the G 7000 offers another premiere: For the first time, Miele boasts an 'M Touch' colour display with which built-in appliances can be operated like smartphones, even including fully integrated models with edge-top controls. This guarantees a brilliant user experience using both symbols and text and an intuitive interface involving tapping, dragging and swiping, an approach only available from Miele.

The already high-level loading convenience offered by Miele dishwashers has been further enhanced, for improved ruggedness and to offer further adjustment options. One example among many: Every second spike in the row of spikes in the upper basket is now hinged, allowing for instance muesli bowls or dessert dishes to be placed upright for better run-off. These are joined by additional holders and non-slip silicone rests to securely hold delicate glasses, cups and light-weight plastic items.

One particularly useful detail characterises the new 3D MultiFlex cutlery drawer: For the first time, the right-hand side section can be lowered, offering space not only for cutlery but also for small items of crockery such as espresso cups. The central section, fixed in a lowered position, can now take for example large soup ladles. The left-hand section can still slide to one side to allow tall items of stemware to be securely accommodated in the upper basket below.

A completely redesigned water circuit is aimed at preserving natural resources, bringing water consumption down to as little as 6 l and raising energy efficiency to 'A+++ minus 10%'. Such tried-and-tested Miele features as QuickPowerWash (A-rated cleaning performance in only 58 mins.), LED interior lighting (BrilliantLight) or opening the handleless door by knocking on the front (Knock2open) will remain available.

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* to be launched in the second quarter of 2019

Company profile: Miele is the world's leading manufacturer of premium domestic appliances including cooking, baking and steam-cooking appliances, refrigeration products, coffee makers, dishwashers and laundry and floor care products. This line-up is augmented by dishwashers, washer-extractors and tumble dryers for commercial use as well as washer-disinfectors and sterilisers for use in medical and laboratory applications (Professional Business Unit). The Miele company, founded in 1899, has eight production plants in Germany as well as one plant each in Austria, the Czech Republic, China and Romania. 2017/18 turnover amounted to approx. EUR 4.1 bn with sales outside Germany accounting for 70%. Miele is represented with its own sales subsidiaries and via importers in almost 100 countries. The Miele company, now in the fourth generation of family ownership, employs a workforce of around 20,100, 11,200 thereof in Germany. The company headquarters are located in Gütersloh/Westphalia, Germany.